The Brisbane Racing Club is hoping to have at least six ballot-exempt races for its two Group One features this winter. Racing Queensland has revamped the winter carnival schedule in an effort to overcome coronavirus pandemic problems. There will be 25 black-type races but only two Group One races –… Read More »
Victoria’s leading jockey Jye McNeil has been suspended on a careless riding charge after finishing third on Wahine Toa in the VRC St Leger at Flemington. Racing Victoria stewards outed McNeil for 12 meetings after he allowed Wahine Toa to shift in near the winning post, causing interference to two… Read More »
The talented but sometimes wayward Dalasan has stamped his credentials for the South Australian Derby with victory in the Chairman’s Stakes. After winning the Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) at his first start beyond 1600m, Dalasan stepped up to 2035m for Saturday’s Group Three feature at Morphettville. Trained locally by Leon… Read More »
Damien Lane admits he was left deflated after Oakfield Missile finished fourth for the second-straight year in the recent $400,000 Provincial Championships Final at Randwick. But it was a different story for the Wyong trainer after Oakfield Missile wore down favourite True Detective to win The Gallipoli Benchmark 78 Handicap… Read More »
Tommy Berry is hoping he has done enough to square the ledger with the Hawkes family after lifting family horse Amingiri to victory in the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup. The mare is raced by Jenny and Clare Hawkes, the wives of father and son co-trainers John and Michael, and… Read More »
Sacramento has survived a protest to give Gai Waterhouse a fifth VRC St Leger win in the past eight years at Flemington. The victory also has given the Waterhouse and Adrian Bott training partnership their third successive win in the 2800m Listed race for three-year-olds. Waterhouse started the streak with… Read More »
Track specialist Just Orm upset some of the winter hopefuls but it was stablemate Vega One who turned in the run of the race at the Sunshine Coast. Just Orm ($9.50) made it four wins from seven starts over 1000m at the track in the Henzells Agency Handicap. Favourite Tango’s… Read More »
The autumn resurgence of Tulloch Lodge has continued with Dawn Passage a dominant winner of the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott partnership had relatively quiet 2019 but the stable has come back with a bang this year, claiming four Group One wins over recent weeks… Read More »
Wearing special silks to commemorate Anzac Day, jockey Josh Parr has steered Tactical Advantage to victory in the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush at Rosehill. The riders of the horses carrying the No.1 saddlecloth in the eight races on Saturday wore khaki colours to commemorate the day. With the public unable… Read More »
When French import Haky arrived at the Ballarat stable of Archie Alexander, the trainer set about changing the stayer’s racing style. That work paid off on Saturday with Haky successful in the William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) while relegating Melbourne Cup winner and $1.90 favourite Vow And Declare into the… Read More »
Silvera has lived up to an impressive barrier trial to push his claims for a tilt at the Group One Stradbroke Handicap with a win at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer Tony Gollan scratched Silvera twice in recent weeks and instead trialled him at Doomben on Tuesday where he was a… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson’s top three-year-olds Profit and Ballistic Boy, who are both owned by the Think Big Stud, appreciated the return to a big track to score a race-to-race double at the Sunshine Coast. Profit ($1.90) turned in a strong winter pointer when he came from last to beat older… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained Sweet Scandal has spoiled the party for In Her Time, sweeping down the outside to deny the dual Group One winner a triumphant farewell. Racing for the final time before she is sold as a broodmare prospect next month, In Her Time started favourite in Saturday’s Hawkesbury… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has maintained his 100 per cent strike rate on the progressive Grand Piano, taking their partnership to three from three. Trained by John Thompson, Grand Piano is by Japanese stallion Lord Kanaloa who serves several mares to southern hemisphere time each season. Grand Piano came to Saturday’s benchmark… Read More »
Stakes-placed Welsh Legend has held on to beat the fast-finishing Laure Me In to claim an overdue victory at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained mare’s only previous win was in a Canterbury maiden in November 2018 but she had recorded five seconds and two thirds in 13 subsequent starts before breaking… Read More »
Chris Waller has made a habit of unearthing promising horses late in the two-year-old season and he looks to have found another one in Saffiano. Having his second start, the $600,000 Magic Millions purchase overcame a muddling tempo and tight passage early in the straight to sprint clear and score… Read More »
Flying Award has overcome a slow start to break through for his maiden win and give trainer Danny O’Brien confidence to plan a spring campaign. O’Brien has pencilled in the Group One Caulfield Guineas (1600m) after Flying Award’s victory in Saturday’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The late-season… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan’s belief star filly Isotope was more than a speed horse was confirmed in a come-from-behind-win at the Sunshine Coast. At her first run Isotope won a Doomben two-year-old over 1050m by 10 lengths after racing in the lead. Sent out a prohibitive favourite, Isotope sat fourth,… Read More »
Hours of extra work with two-year-old Eelloh paid off for trainer Desleigh Forster when the filly gave her first $151 winner at the Sunshine Coast. As much as $151 was bet at the TAB about Eelloh before she got up in the last bound to beat Batangas Lad ($5.50) by… Read More »
Experienced jockey Dan Griffin’s decision to ride in a different racing region to his beloved Gold Coast has reaped its reward. Racing Queensland has divided the state into regions during the coronavirus pandemic with jockeys having to select one zone. Griffin is a nine-time Gold Coast premiership winner but now… Read More »
